What's the best type of cap to use for RF bypassing, other things being equal?

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Vortex Joe - N3IBX:
DerbMeister,
                Most of the cathode bypass caps, etc. I see in smallish type transmitters (and receivers) are of the paper or wax impregnated type. I always replace them with "poly" types currently available, or Sprague "orange drops" as others have mentioned. Whilst the paper caps may have lasted 70 years, the poly types will most likely outlast the device they're being installed in. Like "Da Slab Bacon" says: try to keep your leads as short as possible.

Besides having the ability to outlast the device the poly caps are being installed in, I would think that they would be superior due to their electrical properties.

Best Regards,
                  Joe Cro N3IBX

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